Our Brotherhood has been busy! Re-Commissioning Ceremony On February 9th, an annual re-commissioning ceremony was held at the 10:30 service. Darcey Tatum gave an announcement at both morning services, describing what the Brotherhood of St. Andrew is and inviting men to join us. After the services, brochures were distributed. Breakfast with Lawrenceville Police Department The Read more about Lot’s of things going on[…]
Vacation Bible School 2018 The program was very successful this year! There were more children in VBS this year than in the two previous years. A very large number of the congregation was involved in support the program. I believe that the increase children is due in part to changing to an evening program and providing dinner Read more about Vacation Bible School (VBS) Annual Report 2018[…]
St. Edwards Usher/Greeters Report Progress on Action: The ushers / greeters held a new members welcome lunch for all new members who joined the church from 2017-2018 on Sunday June 3rd in our Parish Hall. Father Gordon and the vestry welcomed 10 new members to our Parish and it was successfully attended by all.• New Read more about Ushers and Greeters Annual Report 2018[…]
Tuesday Bible Study The Tuesday Bible Study group is on their 9th year of meeting. We meet from 11am to 1pm and occasionally gather for lunch afterwards. We have studied different books of the Bible or a topical study. This year we have concentrated on prayer as our topic using a study guide for “Praying Like Jesus” Read more about Tuesday Morning Bible Study 2018[…]
Annual Report of the Stewardship Committee for 2018 The Stewardship Theme for 2018 was Growing Our Faith Through Generosity. The Committee instituted a Ministry Spotlights program for the year which involved weekly highlighting a different parish ministry: a summary of the ministry was included in the online Weekly Announcements and the Sunday Parish Notes and Read more about Stewardship Committee Annual Report 2018[…]
2018 Ministry Report: Sound & Lights Submitted by: John Nystrom, Ministry Head The Sound & Lights ministry is primarily responsible for handling the PA systems of the church. The PA in the Sanctuary for the most part is excellent equipment and in good working order. We will be working in the coming months to update the microphones. Read more about Sound & Light Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Prayer Shawl Ministry Prayer Shawls and Prayer Lap Rugs are prayerfully knitted or crocheted by various members of our congregation. They are then blessed and made available to be dispersed. Any one can take a shawl to give to a person they feel is in need of being wrapped in prayer. There are many reasons Read more about Prayer Shawl Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Path to Shine Path to Shine provides free tutoring to students in need. Our partner school is Holt Elementary School. The program began in September 2016 and it is currently in its third school year.. The program meets from 3:15-5:15 on Tuesdays when school is in session. The teachers and school administration select the students. Read more about Path to Shine Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
2018 Annual Meeting Pastoral Care Report I give thanks for the struggle we have been through this year to keep our group functioning. It has helped us redefine how best to accomplish our goals. Thank you for praying and doing! We met four times in 2018. We provided transportation to parishioners in need, meals for Read more about Pastoral Care Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Music Thank you to our Parish Choir for their continued service to St. Edward’s. They are the backbone of our music program, presenting over sixty anthems throughout the last year. Holy Week alone saw the choir singing in five services in eight days! The choir meets each and every Thursday for an hour and half to rehearse. (That Read more about Music Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]